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Endo Eyes Generics Growth With $225M Boca Pharmacal Acquisition

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28 Aug 2013

University Of Virginia Gets $14.4M Grant To Fight Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

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28 Aug 2013

Now secure digital links with Cambridge Consultants' Trusted Source system

Companies can now secure their digital links with Trusted Source – a new, cost-effective, easy-to-implement turnkey platform devised by product development firm Cambridge Consultants.

28 Aug 2013

FDA categorizes Cepheid's Xpert MTB/RIF test as 'Moderate Complexity' under CLIA

Cepheid today announced the U.S. Food & Drug Administration has categorized Cepheid's Xpert MTB/RIF test as 'Moderate Complexity' under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments.

28 Aug 2013

RL Solutions announces availability of new incident and patient feedback reporting app

RL Solutions, creators of innovative and easy-to-use healthcare quality and safety software, announced today the general availability of its new incident and patient feedback reporting app, RL6:Mobile.

28 Aug 2013

Clinical trial to study benefits of statins in prevention of heart attacks and strokes

Charles H. Hennekens, M.D., Dr.P.H., the first Sir Richard Doll Professor and senior academic advisor to the dean in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University, recently published a commentary in the American Journal of Medicine, about the benefits of statins in the prevention of heart attacks and strokes in subjects previously thought at too low a risk to be treated.

28 Aug 2013

Viewpoints: Sen. Cruz's strategy and a looming deadline; Michigan republicans face key test

Mr. Cruz also acknowledged that he does "not have the votes right now" to force a shutdown. At least 41 Senators need to play along, and, so far, only 13 have signaled their commitment to the cause. But the senator would only go so far in accepting reality.

28 Aug 2013

UH team receives national honor to expand health care services for Houston's HOMES Clinic

Student and faculty volunteers from the University of Houston College of Pharmacy (UHCOP) received national recognition this summer for their work to expand essential health care services for Houston's homeless population.

28 Aug 2013

Use of radiologic examination of ducts during gallbladder surgery not linked with reduced risk of common duct injury

In an analysis of a procedure used to help prevent common duct injury during gallbladder removal surgery, use of intraoperative cholangiography (radiologic examination of the ducts during gallbladder surgery) was not associated with a reduced risk of common duct injury, according to a study in the August 28 issue of JAMA.

28 Aug 2013

AACN offers online educational support for cardiac nurses

Nurses caring for acutely or critically ill cardiovascular patients can take heart: The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses offers online educational support for cardiac nurses interested in deepening their expertise and acquiring subspecialty certification.

28 Aug 2013

Obama administration ties health law to civil rights

When President Barack Obama met with African-American religious leaders just before the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, he asked for their help in the final push to carry out the health law. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius also noted the connection between access to health care and other opportunities.

28 Aug 2013

Covidien announces opening of first high-tech medical training center in Korea

Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced the opening of the Covidien Center of Innovation Korea (CCI Korea), its first research & development and training & education center in Korea.

27 Aug 2013

Personalised management: The only way to close mortality gap for AF patients

Personalised management is the only way to close the mortality gap for patients with atrial fibrillation, according to an ESC consensus paper presented at ESC Congress 2013 by Professor Paulus Kirchhof (UK).

27 Aug 2013

Companion diagnostics: an interview with Trevor Hawkins, SVP, Strategy, Innovation and Business Development for Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics

Companion diagnostics is critical in helping to pave the way for personalized medicine, in which the treatment is adapted and precisely tailored to the patient.

From Siemens Healthineers 27 Aug 2013

Implementation of better blood-management plan changes culture at UAB

Blood is in big demand at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, once the fourth largest user of blood among U.S. hospitals served by the American Red Cross. And although blood transfusions can be life-saving during cancer care, trauma, surgery, transplants and difficult pregnancies, supply doesn't always rise to meet demand.

27 Aug 2013

FDA grants Priority Review designation to sNDA for Nexavar tablets

Bayer HealthCare and Onyx Pharmaceuticals today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Priority Review designation to the supplemental New Drug Application for the oral multi-kinase inhibitor Nexavar (sorafenib) tablets under evaluation for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic radioactive iodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer.

27 Aug 2013

Physicians and health professionals need to be on alert for caregiver-fabricated illness in children

While it's rare for a parent to fabricate an illness in their child, a McMaster University researcher says physicians and other health professionals need to be on the alert for this form of child abuse.

27 Aug 2013

California residents to reap benefits of CHI and xG partnership

Residents of California's Central Coast will soon reap the benefits of a newly formed healthcare partnership that aims to advance quality while driving down costs thanks to an innovative healthcare delivery model known as the patient-centered medical home.

27 Aug 2013

Wavefront optics-from the observatory to your optometrist's office

Techniques developed by astronomers seeking a clear view of objects in space are coming closer to home, as eye care professionals apply the concept of wavefront optics to understanding-and correcting-subtle visual abnormalities of the human eye, according to a special article in the September issue of Optometry and Vision Science, official journal of the American Academy of Optometry.

27 Aug 2013

Viewpoints: 'Mixed signals' on employee benefits; Michigan debates Medicaid expansion; malpractice awards drive safety

It is hard to know whether to rejoice or lament two striking if somewhat conflicting messages last week about the costs of employer-sponsored health insurance. An authoritative survey found that premiums for family and individual coverage at work - including both the company's and the worker's share - have gone up only moderately for the second year in a row.

27 Aug 2013

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Endo Eyes Generics Growth With $225M Boca Pharmacal Acquisition

University Of Virginia Gets $14.4M Grant To Fight Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Now secure digital links with Cambridge Consultants' Trusted Source system

FDA categorizes Cepheid's Xpert MTB/RIF test as 'Moderate Complexity' under CLIA

RL Solutions announces availability of new incident and patient feedback reporting app

Clinical trial to study benefits of statins in prevention of heart attacks and strokes

Viewpoints: Sen. Cruz's strategy and a looming deadline; Michigan republicans face key test

UH team receives national honor to expand health care services for Houston's HOMES Clinic

Use of radiologic examination of ducts during gallbladder surgery not linked with reduced risk of common duct injury

AACN offers online educational support for cardiac nurses

Obama administration ties health law to civil rights

Covidien announces opening of first high-tech medical training center in Korea

Personalised management: The only way to close mortality gap for AF patients

Companion diagnostics: an interview with Trevor Hawkins, SVP, Strategy, Innovation and Business Development for Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics

Implementation of better blood-management plan changes culture at UAB

FDA grants Priority Review designation to sNDA for Nexavar tablets

Physicians and health professionals need to be on alert for caregiver-fabricated illness in children

California residents to reap benefits of CHI and xG partnership

Wavefront optics-from the observatory to your optometrist's office

Viewpoints: 'Mixed signals' on employee benefits; Michigan debates Medicaid expansion; malpractice awards drive safety

Event guide: 3rd Measuring Patient Engagement Summit eBook

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Event guide: 3rd Measuring Patient Engagement Summit eBook

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

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